The Warning Bell
This is a poem about climate change
This is a poem I just wrote while observing how our climate is changing in some very disturbing ways. I am not political – this poem is just how I feel. Enjoy!
The Warning Bell
We live in days of hurricanes
Floods and freezing rain
Forest fires and arctic winds
We humans are to blame
We took advantage of the land
With little thought of payback
It’s only now we understand
That maybe there’s no way back
The air we breathe is turning sour
We’ve known that’s true for years
We thought a cure was in our power
And suppressed our growing fears
Mother Nature’s getting mad
The signs were always there
We all knew things were getting bad
But we chose to stand and stare
I wonder if we still have time
To fix our past mistakes
Perhaps we all think it’s still fine
Just getting by with what it takes
When oxygen starts getting low
And clean water’s hard to find
There’ll be no magic place to go
We’ll sit and watch our lives unwind
Mother Nature’s warning bell
Is ringing, ringing in our ears
Wake up, she says, for I’m not well
Just look outside and feel my fears
